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Musclefitnesswomen.com You sound like you just want some muscle and a few curves where you would find attractive Body contour with a little healthy muscle. As a guy I always find deadlifts and squats with push-ups will be a good two times a week workout to keep a generally decent shape. Congrats on the progress you have…

This is it Especially if you were on any sort of carb restricted diet. I can gain 4 pounds of water after a Hard leg workout. Water is the medium for sugar and the "rinse agent" for sore muscles. Don't worry.

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5 x a week I do morning recovery rides. Slower calorie burn rides. They help with soreness and really are a good thing. They are on normal workout days Weights 2 days a week. Fast ride 2x a week Saturday will be some kind of long workout. This Saturday was 50 mile ride and 10K run.

Full sugar soda had to go. Too many calories wasted on no nutrition. I do like a diet Dr Pepper sometimes Coffee is a beautiful thing in the morning

There are no unwilling food victims We are the accumulation of the choices we make The holidays do not make people fat. What they choose to eat and do, that makes them fat, or not. Doomed seems a bit melodramatic. Maybe it is a time that has been challenging in the past and a new way of dealing with it needs to be put in…

Eating less works No fad diets or pills, really it is free! No need to buy anything Except a food scale.... I look nothing like I used to. It is wild to see people I have not been around for 3 years and they don't know me. I never knew how much body fat changed me on the inside and outside

I would rather eat the food and feel full I don't get the whole juicing craze aside of a way to sell easy weight loss and the expensive blender A way to sell... That started more useless diet crazes than anything else!

Find some enjoyable exercises Friends that workout help too But some cardio and lifting combined are good for you and help you maintain a healthy weight and body. Plus.... Exercise burns calories so you can eat a bit more on occasion That is a nice luxury to have. That chocolate chip cookie ice cream sammich may fit into…

Tri suits and cycling suits are tight spandex sort of affairs. There was a desire to keep as far away as possible from that type clothing in the past. I wear it now and don't even think about it. It shows even a 3 pound gain in the gut. Of course I don't like a gut on me and work to lean down not fatten up! For gym days I…

The relationship with food, that was always the issue I love good tasting food! But it isn't a reward, an addiction, a comfort, or anything else other than fuel. And oh yeah good spices make cooking so much more enjoyable. The commercialized bit? I guess it depends on the market you seem out as to what that means. I like…

A little more food and a little enjoyable exercise may be helpful. A diet where you get some fiber is often more filling and leaves you satisfied Veggies are not something I like really, but I appreciate what they do for me. Make me less hungry! The yoyo is a tough place to be. Feel bad physically and emotionally. Getting…

I rode 50 miles then ran a 10K. Dinner was a pizza,small and I did enjoy enjoy it. Didn't eat the crust though Had some candy If I want to eat a little bit more, I plan out more exercise. I was under target for CICO so it's all good Even the peanut butter cups on the frozen yogurt

This would get lots of replies and info on cycling and triathlon boards Slow twitch.com Great forum Speed intervals work for me. Just sprint and recover. Find some hills!! I like to do 20 miles as fast as I can. It helps to do that with a buddy and draft/race. Find someone to push you. Im not sure what shape you are in,…

Flirting with some age here. I have kept the weight off for a while now. It has turned to body recomposition for me. I do compound lifts twice a week. I add in protein shakes for high nutrient calories. I do triathlons for a hobby and personal challenge. I am training for an IronMan now. Did a 50 mile ride today followed…

Good luck and I'm sure you are well prepared. Usually there are a a few little surprises that may pop up during a race. Stay calm. You can handle it. Nothing new going on. Just triple check your pack out list and enjoy this accomplishment

Pics tell the story Progress pics show how it all looks after body composition efforts. My BMI is high because of added muscle. Seeing muscle separation in my torso and body comp scale say 12% body fat are good things. I still have pockets of fat to drop. So it has nothing to do with a single number. It is about all of…

I punch in snickers bars before bike rides Junk, is a funny term. I only call empty sugar calories junk for me since I get no nutrients A snickers is about like many expensive protein bars, it just tastes better! Doughnuts are junk to me so I don't eat them But I also may ride 50 miles and have a full slab of ribs for…

Preparing my own meals using a food scale Eating out for lunch wasted $$ and added calories

Interval sprints and jogging as mentioned many times

If you build your exercise volume slowly and steadily, that same activity is less work for you too Yes you can overtrain. Google it and read up. You will get wildly varied answers on here that are on the very of paranoia. The body is a highly adaptive thing. If you don't start out too fast and injore yourself, you ca do…

You can google Calories Burned for whatever activity and see the numbers are pretty widely varied Lifting is not even something I count since the calorie expenditure is low. If you jump rope between sets as a once in a while change of pace, that burns more calories...but lifting is tiny calorie burn I have 3 machines I use…

Sad story with the trainer and gym. I assume you have been Doctor cleared for certain exercise levels? Certain levels of exertion? You may have max heart rate levels to consider with weight and blood pressure issues. Basically, don't give yourself a heart attack exercising. You have a good idea of calorie intake and a…

You seem excited and energized to do your best! Awesome! Just pay attention to sore joints if you start doing too much. A variety is good. I mix together two kinds of cardio almost every day. Ride my stationary bike a while then hit the elliptical for a while if the weather is bad. On nice days ride my bike then park it at…

MeetUp is an app Performance Bicycle is a company on there for example. It sounds kind of sketchy with that name but it has lots of clubs and social groups 5K's good !! And nothing wrong with walking a little if you need to. If you can run a 5K then in time a 10K with some walking in there may be your next goal. I like to…

I do 80 grams of carbs or so unless exercise volume requires more. Carbs are a great high octane fuel to ingest a little of during and slightly before a workout Fruits - I eat just a little fruit. Mainly pineapple. Love that stuff Nuts - good but sneaky high calorie !!! Veggies - fibrous veggies are awesome. I eat lots I…

Elliptical and stationary bike are low impact Jogging can be rough on the legs, carrying some weight makes it worse. The tricky thing about running and getting a knee issue is that it can last a while and set you back on training if you overcook it. I like reducing some of the high impact and adding in lower impact with a…

Every day? No rest days? That sounds like a bad idea. Build up patiently just like most running programs advise. Surgery and weight gain sound like additional recovery time items. Definitely not indicators of zero recovery time. You may need to take it more slowly than typical, definitely not more aggressively. Maybe you…

Another person that can't read Thanks Riding a 15-20 minute easy pace on a stationary bike before a slow paced 5K is in no way advanced Not at all Most people walk a good bit and may even get more steps in than that during the day

Yes C25K was my first pass into running As I said, after you do those program runs and are not sore, introduce some stationary bike before running 20 minutes is not extreme 20 minutes on a stationary bike before running 5K at a 12 minute mile pace is not extreme It is not advanced Read the post before offering your great…